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Platoon based on director Oliver Stone's time in the Vietnam conflict. A rather senseless war, it polarized America during the turbulent political 60's and early 70's when young American men were being drafted to serve as cannon fodder in a hugely unpopular war. Great performances by Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger make Oliver Stone's classic war drama one of the best portrayals of war and all of its insanity. A must see.